Dhana Clarkson
Calm guidance for practical life change
LMHC Florida
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Dhana
Dhana Clarkson is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma, depression, and intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
She draws on a blend of evidence-informed methods to meet each client's needs, combining cognitive-behavioral strategies with attachment-focused perspectives, client-centered support, mindfulness practices, and motivational techniques. Her work also addresses related concerns such as abandonment, body image, control issues, guilt and shame, isolation, and financial or life-purpose questions.
Clarkson frames therapy as a collaborative, goal-oriented process that emphasizes practical problem solving and strengths-based encouragement. She pays attention to how physical health and life circumstances affect mood and functioning, and she is willing to integrate clients' faith perspectives when that is helpful.
Her sessions are shaped to the individual rather than following a single formula, aiming to help clients build coping skills, clarify values, and move toward meaningful change. Based in Florida and licensed as FL LMHC MH11441, she accepts English-speaking clients and offers remote options for people who live in other regions.
Prospective clients begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to availability.
How Dhana’s Approaches Work Online
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, panic, and low mood; it emphasizes practical skills and homework that clients can apply between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and early bonding experiences to help clients improve intimacy, trust, and emotional regulation, which can be useful for relationship concerns and attachment issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey rather than a one-time decision. The therapist works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and will adapt techniques from CBT, attachment work, or client-centered methods as fits each person. This shared process helps shape a plan that feels manageable and relevant to the client’s life.
Online therapy with Dhana uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility for today’s schedules and varied communication styles. These options make it easier to maintain consistency, access support from different locations, and practice skills between appointments, while allowing clients to choose the format that best suits their routine and comfort.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English